Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that while it was good that the controversial film 'Kerala Story-2 Goes Beyond', was not being widely watched, it was concerning that television and media are increasingly being 'weaponised' in the country.
Gandhi made the remarks while interacting with students on a wide array of topics at the Marian College in Kuttikanam in Kerala's Idukki district during his two-day tour to the state.
He spoke about the film 'Kerala Story 2', widely dubbed by critics as a film filled with communal rhetoric and opposed vociferously by parties including the Congress and the CPI(M), when a student asked him about movies being used as propaganda.
'The good news is that theatres screening Kerala Story - 2 seem to be empty and no one is watching it. At the same time, it shows that there are people, a majority of them, who have an understanding of what Kerala is and what its traditions and culture are,' Gandhi said.
However, he added that 'movies, TV and media have been weaponised. It has been used precisely for that purpose, to vilify people, alienate them and create divisions in society so that certain people can benefit and others are harmed.'
Gandhi also spoke in detail about the country's education system and the growth of Artificial Intelligence, alleging that India's education system is under pressure from a particular ideology.
During his interaction with students, Gandhi also participated in a demonstration of 'Kalaripayattu', the state's traditional martial arts form.
